What a fantastic team they were.
In Greg Blaney and Mickey Linden they had as fine of players to grace any era.
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It was the little visual things that set Down apart in the style stakes.
Conor Deeganâs drop kicking.
Mickey Lindenâs sudden bursts of pace.
James McCartanâs ability to tumble and get back up and shoot all in one movement.
Ross Carrâs exaggerrated high kicking style.
Peter Withnellâs swaggering shoulders and his chest almost lying back horizontally as he bust the Kerry net.
The black sleeves. They just worked.
Of course they came to Croke Park back in the 60âs with a new brand of football as well.
Eamon Mageeâs Laochra Gael featured comments from two other all time great Ulster forwards - Steven McDonnell and Stephen OâNeill.
That took me back to the 00s and the Armagh and Tyrone teams. Great times.
There is nothing like Ulster football.
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Kabaddi is very similar.
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Was John Egan not an awful man for it or was that the hand passed goal ?
Leitrim could do worse than appointing a man with working knowledge of Ulster foo ⌠never mind.
Youâre making a big assumption there!
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Aaron McKay scored the fisted goal in the final. McCambridge scored with his foot against Roscommon in the quarter-final.
Didnât McCambridge brown bread score a goal with an underarm swinging fist to a loose ball around the square in the semi final against Kerry?
He did. Youâre correct. I was at a social engagement that day so only saw bits and pieces of it. My abiding memory is Tom Oâ Sullivan blazing a goal chance wide that wouldâve finished Armagh off in the second-half.
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Was he Irisâs buddyđ¤
He was 100% correct to call back the solo and go, sure the time had well passed for that.
He then took the free from the wrong place. That was very harsh tbf
These things work themselves out over a game
Did you see the âfreeâ at the end to draw the game?
To err is human.
Must be no 2 pointer bullshit or 3 up nonsense going on here cc @Halfpipe
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I very nearly went to that game too, Iâd a rate free Friday evening, always enjoy a pint in Gormans and fancied seeing how Kilcoo are taking to these new rules. I decided against it in the end as Iâm told Mayobridge are atrocious this year - in any case it seems Kilcoo have made very limited adjustments.
Was a lovely evening for a game too up here, I went along to another match instead and saw one of Downs best make a spectacle of himself on a sideline coaching the latest club who will give him a few bob. Is there any more pathetic sight in GAA than the outside coach putting on a show letting everyone know how passionate he is about his latest mercenary role? His team were beaten as well.
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Iâd say youâd get a serious class of person in attendance at Friday night league games in Down.